WASHINGTON
--The Federal Election Commission is releasing 8 more Administrative
Fines cases with $84,070 in civil money penalties,
bringing to 1,170 the number of cases made public with
$1,582,955in fines collected by the FEC.
In addition, there are numerous cases in various stages of the Administrative
Fines process. Closed Administrative Fines case files are available in
the FEC's Press and Public Records offices.

The Administrative Fine Program, authorized by Congress
in 1999 in response to a legislative recommendation made by the FEC (see
News Release May 31, 2000 ), has a twofold purpose: to free critical Commission
resources for more important and complex enforcement efforts, and to reduce
the number of financial reports filed late or not at all. The Administrative
Fines Program encompasses a range of civil money penalties set high enough
to discourage committees from considering them an acceptable ‘cost of
doing business', but not so high as to be exorbitant.

Civil money penalties will be determined by the number of
days late, the amount of financial activity involved, and any prior penalties
for reporting violations. Election sensitive reports (reports and notices
filed prior to an election) will receive higher penalties.

CANDIDATE COMMITTEES

1.

AF 1102

RESPONDENT:

Albert Robles for Congress (CA/37), Anadelia Robles, treasurer

REPORT:

April Quarterly 2004

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Late

PENALTY:

$1,350 civil money penalty (not collected)

2.

AF 1393

RESPONDENT:

Friends of Chris Dodd (CT), Frank Zullo, treasurer

REPORT:

48-Hour Reports - Connecticut General Election 2004

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$6,300 civil money penalty

3.

AF 1115

RESPONDENT:

Honest Abe Hirschfled for United States Senate (NY), George L. Espada, treasurer

REPORT:

April Quarterly 2004

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$11,000 civil money penalty (not collected)

4.

AF 1153

RESPONDENT:

Honest Abe Hirschfled for United States Senate (NY), George L. Espada, treasurer

REPORT:

July Quarterly 2004

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$13,750 civil money penalty (not collected)

5.

AF 1188

RESPONDENT:

Honest Abe Hirschfled for United States Senate (NY), George L. Espada, treasurer

REPORT:

October Quarterly 2004

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$21,000 civil money penalty (not collected)

6.

AF 1248

RESPONDENT:

Honest Abe Hirschfled for United States Senate (NY), George L. Espada, treasurer

REPORT:

12 Day Pre-General 2004

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$21,000 civil money penalty (not collected)

7.

AF 1392

RESPONDENT:

Robinson for Congress (NC/05), Vernon L. Robinson, treasurer

REPORT:

48-Hour Reports - North Carolina Runoff Election 2004

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$4,170 civil money penalty

8.

AF 1395

RESPONDENT:

Salazar for Senate (CO), Dee P. Wiso, treasurer

REPORT:

48-Hour Reports - Colorado General Election 2004

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$5,500 civil money penalty

*Late filers are those committees filing reports
after the due date, but within 30 days of the due date and/or filing election
sensitive reports after due date, but prior to four days before election.
Non-filers are committees that have either not filed a report or filed
a report after the parameters outlined above.